Papilio hipponous

Papilio hipponous is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Philippines.

Papilio hipponous
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Papilionidae
Genus: Papilio
Species:
P. hipponous
Binomial name
Papilio hipponous
C & R. Felder, 1862
Synonyms
  • Menelaides hipponous

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

Subspecies

  • Papilio hipponous bazilanus Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao))
  • Papilio hipponous daku (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Marinduque, Mindoro))
  • Papilio hipponous gamay (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Balabac, Palawan))
  • Papilio hipponous hipponous (Philippines (Camiguin de Luzon, Luzon))
  • Papilio hipponous leptosephus Fruhstorfer, 1909 (Assam)
  • Papilio hipponous lunifer Rothschild, 1894 (Talaud, Sangie Islands)
  • Papilio hipponous lynn (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Cuyo Islands))
  • Papilio hipponous madil (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Busuanga))
  • Papilio hipponous palpag (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Sanga Sanga, Sibuti, Tawitawi))
  • Papilio hipponous rolandi (Page & Treadaway, 2003) (Philippines (Panay, Bohol, Siquijor, Negros))

Taxonomy

Papilio hipponous is a member of the fuscus species group. The members of this clade are

References

  • Collins, N. Mark; Morris, Michael G. (1985). Threatened Swallowtail Butterflies of the World: The IUCN Red Data Book. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-603-6 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Page M. G.P & Treadaway,C. G. 2003 Schmetterlinge der Erde, Butterflies of the world Part XVII (17), Papilionidae IX Papilionidae of the Philippine Islands. Edited by Erich Bauer and Thomas Frankenbach Keltern: Goecke & Evers; Canterbury: Hillside Books. ISBN 978-3-931374-45-7


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